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From NBC News: With new fee increases and more shoppers ditching cash, small businesses urge their customers to consider sticking with bills and coins. Many small businesses are breathing a bit easier as inflation has cooled and the race for workers slows. But consumers’ steady embrace of credit cards is taking a growing bite out of …
Our Next Vice President @JDVance “We’re done importing foreign labor! We’re going to fight for American citizens and their good jobs and their good wages!”pic.twitter.com/IZ7yJfz9zU — The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) December 27, 2024
The December Philly Fed Manufacturing survey was another disaster, collapsing from -5.5 to -16.4, versus an expected rise to +2.8. This is the weakest level of the year. More problematic, prices paid jumped while prices received fell. All signs point to #stagflation. Sorry, Fed. — Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) December 19, 2024 The markets still don't …
Opposition fighters in Syria, in an unprecedented move, have totally taken over numerous cities, in a highly coordinated offensive, and are now on the outskirts of Damascus, obviously preparing to make a very big move toward taking out Assad. Russia, because they are so tied up in Ukraine, and with the loss there of over …
I lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, boys,’ Jeff Younger wrote on X (formerly Twitter). ‘California Judge Juhas gave my ex-wife authority to castrate my son, James. “I lost all parental rights to my sons. Goodbye, boys,” Younger wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “Perhaps, we will meet when you are adults. California Judge …
A large fire engulfed a residential building on Corkidi Street in Tel Aviv, prompting an intense response from local firefighters. With seven teams reported working to contain the blaze, the firefighting crews spread across multiple areas, fighting to bring the fire under control and searching for anyone potentially trapped. Authorities have yet to determine the …
by Michael The next stage of the Big Middle East War has begun. On Monday, IDF troops crossed the border and entered southern Lebanon. Over and over again, Hezbollah has stated that there will be “all-out war” if this happens. So now we will watch and see what happens in the coming hours. Will Hezbollah …
There’s no record of time spent in state prison related to those cases in the early 2000s. Court records show more than 100 criminal counts have been filed against Ryan Routh in North Carolina, most in Guilford County, which underlies Greensboro. The exact outcome of each case was not immediately clear Sunday. The court records …
A couple of punches to the head and it’s all over. /2 pic.twitter.com/6egSrRj51s — FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) August 1, 2024 IOC allowed this male boxer to fight a woman. He won. Fight abandoned after 46s /4 pic.twitter.com/YwUfZQ6ssb — FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) August 1, 2024 “None giusto!”. “it’s not fair!” Says Angela /6 pic.twitter.com/ukqReaRHbP — FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) August …
by Michael What in the world has happened to our military? When I was growing up, I was proud that my father was an officer in the U.S. Navy. At that time we possessed the most powerful military in the entire world by a wide margin, and as a result nobody wanted to mess with …
The Fed’s fight against inflation is still not over: Supercore inflation CPI increased by 4.7% year-over-year in June, slightly down from 4.8% in May. Supercore inflation is an important gauge that the Fed follows which includes Core services less housing. Despite the first… pic.twitter.com/iJoeD9yv1z — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 31, 2024 Supercore Inflation: This …
The latest inflation report says we’re still 50% over the Fed’s target. Is that really close enough? Will inflation disappear by itself? Why is Jerome Powell so close to giving up the inflation fight? From Peter Reagan at Birch Gold Group | Reading time: 3 minutes Morgan Stanley thinks the Federal Reserve could start cutting rates as early as …
Over the past two years, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), former President Trump’s nominee for 2024 GOP Vice Presidential nominee, has forthrightly shared his views on the Ukraine-Russia war. Hopefully, I have paused this at the right spot or close enough. APRIL 23rd SPEECH 2024. JD Vance SPELLS out why NATO is in no position to …
When you call for the 'elimination' of your political opponents. Claim they will end democracy. Suggesting they are the second coming of Hitl_r. Don't be surprised when your constituents attempt to assassinate them. Shame on you @RepDanGoldman – resign. pic.twitter.com/dozsR82hsJ — @amuse (@amuse) July 14, 2024 What could have been one of the darkest days …
New Therapy Fights Bacteria Without Antibiotics Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Stanford University have developed a novel technique using sugar-coated gold nanoparticles. When heated by near-infrared lasers, these nanoparticles can both show and destroy biofilms in infected teeth and skin wounds of rats and mice. Biofilms are groups of tiny living things that …
Related pic.twitter.com/Y12wOrXqsX — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) July 4, 2024 31% if German electricity generation used to come from nuclear, today about 25% come from coal instead. It’s really difficult to find another policy more disastrous for environment than German „green“ approach. pic.twitter.com/TCpArIouns — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) July 4, 2024
By Brandon Smith I was recently watching a video by some of my favorite movie commentators in which they were lamenting the apparent death of the movie theater business. They cited a long list of recent blockbuster bombs with some confusion as to why so many films were failing. In particular, they had predicted the …
BY DAVID HAGGITH The Fed has stated clearly now that it needs several more months before it will believe inflation is actually falling again, and this article explains clearly why that is. The two major factors that gave a tiny drop in CPI last week were oil and softening housing price increases, removing earlier pressure. …
Now he aint shy about it at all LOL! https://t.co/D4RRkVSKRr — THEWATCHTOWERS (@THEWATCHTOWERS) June 12, 2024
Revealed – NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight RUSSIA: Alliance prepares for rapid deployment of American soldiers amid fears Moscow is plotting major war with Europe https://t.co/ecmLCpLDKI pic.twitter.com/Ajbn36CKKC — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) June 4, 2024 NATO creates a plan to move US troops to Europe in case of war …
The government is struggling to keep up with the rapidly growing risks in the private credit sector. This sector, often referred to as “shadow banking,” has ballooned since the 2008 financial crisis, filling the gap left by traditional banks. However, it remains largely unregulated. The “waterbed” principle of finance means that pushing down risks in …
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As classrooms increasingly adopt technology, handwriting skills are fading, raising concerns about literacy, cognitive development, and educational equity. Legislative efforts to mandate cursive writing reflect a pushback against the digital tide. Key points: Handwriting skills are declining in US classrooms as technology replaces pen and paper. Removal of handwriting from the core curriculum in 2010 …
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 82, intends to remain in the U.S. Senate to oppose conservatives who support a truce between Russia and Ukraine, he said Monday. McConnell announced in February he would step down as Senate minority leader at the end of the cycle following health issues and incidents of freezing up during press conferences. …
UNBELIEVABLE: Top healthcare company Mayo Clinic is discriminating against straight white people in their "inclusive" hiring practices. Even criminals are being prioritized to be hired as nurses. How does this ensure patients will receive the best medical care possible?… pic.twitter.com/xUvYoT6pmO — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 20, 2024 Planet Fitness sees $400 MILLION wiped off …
CNBC expert: “illegal immigration is great for the US”, it “helps fight inflation” by lowering everyone’s wages CNBC expert: "illegal immigration is great for the US", it "helps fight inflation" by lowering everyone's wages — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 15, 2024
By Martin Armstrong The video-sharing platform Rumble is set to launch a new cloud service, which they deem a service for the “free and open internet.” Global governments are increasingly cracking down on what videos may or may not be viewed by the public. Censorship is a major problem in every nation as our access …
DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE BUILDING! 🇺🇸#UFC299 | Live on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/17fpb0T7bA — UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) March 10, 2024 Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president in 2024, appeared at the UFC fight on Saturday night at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, where a sold-out crowd …